In Philanthropy

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AGM Member, SheGives, a giving circle launched a year ago to support designated nonprofits in Greater Boston, announced that it has awarded $258,600, primarily for general operating support, to eight organizations that focus on a wide range of areas – from food rescue and combatting sex trafficking...
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The Rockefeller family is divesting some of its massive fortune from fossil fuels, the New York Times reported on Sunday. The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the family's charitable arm, will announce the landmark move in a video conference on Monday along with 49 other foundations.
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Associated Grant Makers is the beneficiary of The Art Connection's donation program, having received 13 works of art which now hang through out the AGM offices. In late spring, a few AGM members and AGM staff served as the "selection committee", reviewing 400 pieces of art before narrowing down the...
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Today is September 11 and, like many Americans, I will be thinking about the day in 2001 that changed our country forever. Yesterday, anticipating the anniversary, I was struck by how crisp the clouds were and how bright the sun. The air had a bit of the feel of fall, just as it did thirteen...
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The Boston Foundation’s assets have passed the $1 billion mark, after a year of strong investment gains and a record $112 million in grants made to charities.
The 99-year-old community foundation also recorded its second-best year of raising money, as donors sent it $112 million during the fiscal...
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